Johannesburg – Two people died of electrocution when they came into contact with a live wire in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district, police said on Tuesday.
The victims were on the Tapra-Bela road under Balco police station on Monday night, the official said.
He said the men were passing through a small road on their two-wheelers when they touched an 11KV power line hanging from the ground.
Narayan Kanwar, 35, and Tikeshwar Rathiya, 32, were returning to their homes in Bela village after fishing, said the official.
The bodies were handed over to their families after post-mortem, and a case has been registered against unknown persons, he said.